focaccia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /foʊˈkɑtʃə/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /fəˈkɑtʃə/ (US)
- /fəˈkætʃə/ (UK)
- /fəˈkɑtʃi.ə/ (US)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian focaccia, from Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (“hearth”). Doublet of fougasse and pagash. Cognate with Sicilian fugazza, Serbo-Croatian pogača (“unleavened bread”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A flatbread similar in style, composition, and texture to modern pizza doughs and topped with herbs, cheese and other products. Focaccia typically consists of high-gluten flour, oil, water, sugar, salt and yeast.
The same dough can be used for bread, rolls, breadsticks, bruschetta, focaccia, calzone, or pizza. The only practical difference between pizza and focaccia is the thickness of the crust: Traditional pizza crust is thin, and something an inch or two thick […] is more like focaccia.
2001, Eve Zibart, The Ethnic Food Lover's Companion, page 47:Sweetgreen told CNN the company was “proud to share that we are currently in the process of rolling out new PFAS-free focaccia bags that will be available in all Sweetgreen locations by the end of Q2.”
2022 March 25, Sandee LaMotte, “Dangerous chemicals found in food wrappers at major fast-food restaurants and grocery chains, report says”, in CNN:
- (countable) A sandwich made with this type of bread.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| focaccias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (10)
ko 포카차 (type of flatbread) · ru фока́чча (type of flatbread) · it focaccia (type of flatbread) · bg фока́ча (sandwich using this type of bread) · bg фока́ча (type of flatbread) · de Focaccia (type of flatbread) · ru фока́чча (sandwich using this type of bread) · ja フォカッチャ (type of flatbread) · cmn 福卡恰 (type of flatbread) · it focaccia (sandwich using this type of bread)